SPDR Series Trust - State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
ARCAThe story that dominated the last KBE note — shorts steadily retreating — has reversed in a single week. Seven days ago, the headline was covering. Shares short had fallen roughly 12% from the July peak, and the direction of travel looked clearly toward reduction. That has now flipped. Shares short jumped 8.5% on the week, from around 15.0 million to 16.2 million, pushing the…
KBE utilization hits 100%, highest in 52 weeks, as available shares to borrow plummet 67% in one week to just 2.2M shares.
Snapshot as of 4 Oct 2026
The story that dominated the last KBE note — shorts steadily retreating — has reversed in a single week. Seven days ago, the headline was covering. Shares short had fallen roughly 12% from the July peak, and the…
KBE enters the back half of August with a split personality in its short data — positioning is lighter than it was a month ago, but the ORTEX short score is rising toward its recent ceiling. The most striking…
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